Congrats on a beautiful rifle, Mike. Things that take a while to get...take a while to build, will hold a much dearer place in your heart than an off the rack purchase. You can be proud of what you accomplished with your build and enjoy it for a long time. Way to go Mike and good luck with it!

Army

I just got conformation that Zombie Barrels has shipped my barrel today. I just need to complete the task of mounting and getting the rest of the parts for it. I hope to have it complete sometime in April.

What parts do you have left? I too got Zombied. Had the email Tues am but as usual Fed-Ex does not like the address at the shop. Same with Brownells when they use FE. So I had to specify front office. They shipped. Oh well I got's an extra barrel. I will see how the Wylde barrel runs. If it is fine I may start on a spare upper. Just undo the set screws on my Gas block, switch that the BCG and away I go. Then when parts start appearing again maybe get a DI gas and BCG. Well hell If I go that far may as well do another whole build.

I stopped in Switzer Arms in Milford. It is a surplus and gun store. He had 40 ct boxes of m198 5.56 but it was in military rubber square tubes. with carry handles at 400 rds per. at 1 dollar a rd. 400.00 :banghead:

He had 3 tubes 2 small ammo boxes of 250 and 1 of 500 rds. He also has 30.06 Armor piercing tipped for 2.00 per rd and some tracers for both .06 and 5.56

Army

I have to get the barrel nut, hand guards- rail system, gas tube, block flash suppressor, etc. I was waiting to get the barrel so I knew what length hand guards to get.

Yeah Fedex Tends to not to like to leave the packages at my house either so I hope that they do this time.

The Wylde barrel should be fine since it's a match grade barrel the tolerances will be tight with 5.56 ammo and have higher velocities then with .223 rounds. I too am looking to get another upper started when I get the chance to do so. I would also like to start another build but money is tight as it is so this will have to suffice for now I am afraid.

I hate to tell you but $1 a round is about average right now for 5.56 stuff.

223 Wylde gives you 556 pressure and 223 accuracy. it is a match grade barrel. .93 from the barrel adapter to the gas port which is actually mid-length, though the barrel is carbine. The .93 to the threads. Just added a flash suppresor put up some pics a little while ago when I bought the supp. Then I installed it.